Green Building Standards

Following Governor Napolitano's 2005 Executive Order, Arizona State University now requires, to the fullest extent practicable, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for all new construction of University-owned and operated buildings. Green building design has environmental, economic, and social elements that benefit all stakeholders, including students, faculty, occupants and the general public.

> Download the 2005 Executive Order (pdf)

LEED Certified Buildings at ASU

• Biodesign A, Tempe campus – LEED Gold (pdf)
• Biodesign B, Tempe campus – LEED Platinum(pdf)
• ISTB I, Tempe campus – LEED Gold (pdf)
• ISTB II, Tempe campus – LEED Silver (pdf)
• ISTB III, Polytechnic campus – LEED Gold
• Hassayampa Academic Village, Tempe – LEED Certified (pdf)
• Student Union, Polytechnic campus – LEED Certified
• Arizona Biomedical Collaborative, Downtown campus – LEED Certified
• UA–ASU College of Medicine, Downtown campus – LEED Certified

Grounds Services

Many campus sustainability initiatives are interrelated, and ASU Grounds Services is exemplary of this. Grounds Services has conceptualized the ASU Campus-Grown Foods Program, implemented the University's water-saving landscaping measures, and participated in a composting initiative. Additionally, Grounds Services has contributed to improved air quality by eliminating its arsenal of leaf blowers and continues to seek alternative grounds keeping methods to achieve greater sustainability on campus.